President Trump on Thursday nominated Jerome “Jay” Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Powell, who sits on the Fed’s Board of Governors, will succeed Janet Yellen as head of the central bank, a critical post responsible for guiding monetary policy and helping to steer the U.S. economy. The choice […]
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Hero cop speaks out after New York City attack
NEW YORK — The 28-year-old NYPD officer, whose quick-thinking actions took down a suspect moments after a deadly truck attack in lower Manhattan, spoke out for the first time during a news conference on Wednesday. “I appreciate the public recognition of the actions of myself and my fellow officers yesterday,” […]
Playing God in China’s mutant mice lab
Watch the new CBSN Originals “Playing God” on CBSN on Monday, November 6, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. When it comes to genetic editing, China’s academic science apparatus doesn’t try to hide much. On the marble exterior of this university building in Nanjing, China, the name […]
Playing God: “We are in the midst of a genetic revolution”
Watch the new CBSN Originals “Playing God” on CBSN Wednesday, November 8, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. At MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a couple hundred academics, scientists and biohackers gathered recently for what organizers call the first global biohacker summit. Biohackers is a term for biologists […]
Librarian’s tip led to fugitive’s arrest in Utah slaying
SALT LAKE CITY — A suspect who sparked a massive manhunt after allegedly killing a University of Utah student during a carjacking attempt late Monday was arrested with the help of an alert librarian’s tip, police said. Suspect Austin Boutain, 24, had been wanted in the slaying of Chinese computer-science […]
FBI: Person wanted for questioning in attack found
Last Updated Nov 1, 2017 7:12 PM EDT NEW YORK — Officials said Wednesday night they found a man they were seeking for questioning in connection to the New York City terror attack. Prior to a Wednesday evening press conference, the FBI released the person’s name as Mukhammadzoir Kadirov of Uzbekistan, […]
Person wanted for questioning in NYC attack found, FBI says
Last Updated Nov 1, 2017 6:14 PM EDT NEW YORK — FBI said Wednesday evening it was seeking another person wanted for questioning in the New York City bike lane truck attack. Officials announced that they have since found him. Mukhammadzoir Kadirov FBI Prior to a press conference, the FBI released […]
FBI says they’ve located 2nd person wanted for questioning
Last Updated Nov 1, 2017 7:12 PM EDT NEW YORK — Officials said Wednesday night they found a man they were seeking for questioning in connection to the New York City terror attack. Prior to a Wednesday evening press conference, the FBI released the person’s name as Mukhammadzoir Kadirov of Uzbekistan, […]
Terrorism charges filed against NYC attack suspect
Last Updated Nov 1, 2017 6:54 PM EDT NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed terrorism charges against bike path attack suspect Sayfullo Saipov, who is accused of killing eight people and injuring a dozen others when he drove his car along a bike path in lower Manhattan Tuesday. […]
NYC attack suspect was known to U.S. authorities
NEW YORK — The suspect in Tuesday’s deadly terror attack in New York City was known to U.S. authorities because his name was associated with the subjects of other FBI counterterrorism investigations in 2015, an intelligence source said, CBS News’ Pat Milton reports. The intelligence source said the suspect, 29-year-old Sayfullo Habibullaevic […]